“The company is grasping for straws trying to survive financially. While they do nothing to improve the appearance of the Sears or Kmart stores, they continue to make changes, downsizes, plant and store closures to increase their cash flow.”
-Former employee of more than 10 years, July 20, 2015

Bridgepoint was founded by Clark after he worked for the University of Phoenix. By focusing on profits over students and teachers, Clark has earned the same ire that many former for-profit executives have had to deal with.

“No matter how much lipstick you apply to it, it’s still a pig. The reality is this: your job…is to try and convince someone to take out a very large, unforgiveable loan to take classes…they probably won’t complete.”
-Former employee of more than a year, March 15, 2015

“There is so much ‘momentum’ going right now for Mariano’s [Fresh Market] that the core business in [Wisconsin] is suffering dramatically. I predict it will continue to suffer…Failure is inevitable.”
-Current employee of more than one year, February 20, 2014

Biglari fashions himself as the next Warren Buffett. As you might imagine, that type of ego leads to a win-at-all-costs type attitude, which has filtered down to employees at Steak n’ Shake—Biglari’s largest business.